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Vacancies leave health centres ailing in dist
Mega block: Delhi-bound trains to be affected for 5 days
City traffic police now has professional degree holders
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Man’s vision restored after major surgery
world water day today
Firms scoop up skilled students
Final year students from government colleges of Bathinda, Moga, Fazilka and Muktsar, during the placement drive held in the Government Rajindra College in Bathinda on Wednesday.
NFL signs MoU, to achieve production of 33.15 MT urea
Husband, mother-in-law booked for demanding dowry
Weather’s mood swing keeps residents guessing
OBC opens branch in Bharat Nagar
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Vacancies leave health centres ailing in dist
Bathinda, March 21 According to information available, there are around 170 sanctioned posts of medical officer (MO), including specialists, in the district. Of these, 33 per cent posts have been lying vacant nowadays for different periods in the district. Likewise, there are around 170 sanctioned posts of the staff nurse in various hospitals, CHCs, PHCs and other health centres, but Sources in the Health Department told this reporter that out of about 170 sanctioned posts of doctor, around 55 had been lying vacant these days thereby adversely affecting the normal functioning in health institutions. In the office of Civil Surgeon here, there were 12 sanctioned posts of the MO of which eight were vacant, they added. In the local Women and Children Hospital out of 15 sanctioned posts of the MO, three are vacant while in the local Civil Hospital only one post of the MO, out of 20, is vacant. In the sub-division hospital at Rampura Phul, out of 12 posts of the MO, three have been lying vacant. In the Maur hospital two out of five posts of MO are vacant. One post each of MO is vacant in the local TB Hospital and the slum area dispensary at Partap Nagar here. In the four local urban healthcare centres situated in Lal Singh Basti, Janta Nagar, Dhobiana Basti and Paras Ram Nagar, 10 posts of the MO, out of 12 sanctioned posts, have been lying vacant now. Out of around 75 sanctioned posts of MO in the Sangat, Nathana, Talwandi Sabo, Bhagta, Goniana and Ballianwali areas, around 26 posts have been lying vacant. As far as the matter related to vacant posts of the staff nurse in the district is concerned, out of around 170 posts, about 88 are vacant nowadays. The acute shortage of the staff nurses is in the local Women and Children Hospital where out of 33 posts 20 have been lying vacant while in the local Civil Hospital out of 29 posts, nine are vacant. However, in the four local urban healthcare centres out of total 32 sanctioned posts of the staff nurse, 25 are vacant. Likewise, there are several posts vacant in other health institutions of the district.
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Mega block: Delhi-bound trains to be affected for 5 days
Bathinda, March 21 As per the sources in the railways, in view of repair work related to the two railway overbridge (RoB) at stations falling between Rohtak and Shakur Basti, the railways has decided to partially cancel and divert trains touching Bathinda between March 24 and March 28. Sources said repair work would be carried out at the two RoBs situated at Kherawar and Asthalbor stations. Sources further added that movement of four Delhi-bound trains leaving from Bathinda would be affected due to the six-hour block. Railways sources said the Kisan Express (14519/20) that runs between Bathinda and Delhi would be partially cancel. “The train no. (14520) would be short terminated at Rohtak and the train no. (14519) would be short originated at Rohtak,” sources said, adding that in other words, the train would be cancelled between Rohtak and Delhi. Moreover, Janta Express (19024) that run between Ferozepur and Mumbai and the train no (12482) Intercity Express that run between Sriganganagar and Delhi would be diverted during the period. Sources said that the Janta Express and the Intercity Express would follow the Bathinda-Jind-Panipat-Sonipat-Sabji Mandi-Delhi route instead their original route that is Bathinda-Jind-Rohtak-Delhi. Sources said that the work would be carried out from morning to afternoon so that the trains leaving Bathinda in the morning are likely to be affected. Fact file * Movement of four trains would be affected. * Kisan Express would be partially cancelled and would be short terminated at
Rohtak. * The Intercity Express and the Janta Express would be diverted between March 24 and March 28. |
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City traffic police now has professional degree holders
Bathinda, March 21
Gurtej, an MBA degree holder, had earlier worked in a college at a ‘meagre’ salary of Rs 8,500 per month. “After that, I moved to Delhi and worked in a retail outlet of a multinational cloth brand. Later, I applied for the government job and got first position in the written and physical examinations,” said Gurtej, who is now getting Rs 24,000 a month. When asked if he is satisfied with his job, Gurtej said, “Though it is quite hectic as we have to stand in the scorching heat amidst the pollution, I am quite satisfied considering the salary and future that the job holds for me.”
Rupali Sharma, an MBA, said she had done graduation with Mathematics and was preparing for the PPSC (Punjab Public Service Commission) examinations and had decided to do MPhil before she got selected in the police department. She has now dropped the idea of doing MPhil. She said her colleague Inderveer Kaur had done BSc (Medical) and got admission in MSc (Chemistry), but she too got selected in the police. Now, she may not be able to continue her studies, Rupali said. Another colleague Virpal Kaur from nearby Kotfatta has done MA and BEd. “We may resume studies after completing the training session but we all are content with our job,” Rupali said. The recruits lamented that it was quite difficult to manage the city traffic as every third person has a ‘sifarish’. “Though we are yet to undergo professional police training, we are being trained at the Police Lines, Bathinda,” the recruits said. City traffic in-charge inspector Shiv Dayal and sub-inspector Bharpur Singh expressed their satisfaction over the deployment of the new recruits. The traffic officials said they would help in streamlining the flow of traffic in the city.
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Man’s vision restored after major surgery
Bathinda, March 21
However, after about two months, he started regaining sight in his left eye as he had undergone two surgeries in over a month at the Grover Hospital here. The surgeries were performed by a retina specialist, Dr Shveta Grover, on January 8 and February 18. Dr Shveta Grover introduced the patient, Hari Singh, a 32-year-old man from Nehrana village in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, who had suffered the serious eye injury when he was carding the cotton with the machine in his village on January 8 last. Hari Singh was also able to read some words from a distance today and attributed the return of his eyesight to the doctor. He said after the accident, his family brought him to Dr Shveta here, who performed surgery immediately. Later, one more surgery was also conducted on February 18. He said he was now okay and could see with his left eye though he remained almost blind for about two months. Dr Shveta said it was a difficult surgery. During the first surgery, the primary repair of the eye was done when it had been found that the .8 cm iron strip had penetrated the inferior part of the eye, entering the retina into the vitreous of the eyeball. After a month of medication, the patient was operated upon for the second time. The patient had now gained vision. This had been made possible with the high technology machines, she added.
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Time to focus on conservation of water to check its depletion
Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, March 21 Tomorrow is the World Water Day and it is only natural that the city gives a thought to the rampant wastage of water that is happening in the water-starved Bathinda. According to the Government of Punjab, the state, with a total geographical area of 50.36 lakh hectare, has almost 85 per cent area under cultivation, of which 97 per cent area is under irrigation. Since major chunk of land in Punjab is cultivated, soil and water in the state are under tremendous stress. And hence, according to reports, 80 per cent of the total blocks in the state are now under over-exploited category. According to statistics, at present, the volume of water drawn from different resources is approximately 60 million litres per day (MLD) and the gross per capita supply of water is 283 litre per capita per day (LPCD). The gross per capita consumption includes physical and non-physical losses. If losses, which are assumed to be 40 per cent of the supply, are deducted, the net per capita consumption reduces to 170 LPCD. The gross water demand calculated by the Feedback Ventures Private Limited in a detailed project report for water supply System, is projected to be 58.73 MLD in the year 2021, 66.72 in 2025 and 78.04 in 2031. “Apart from the reasons that the government lists for the wastage of water, there are numerous other ways in which the city residents waste water. Washing of cars, porches and leaving the fresh water taps on result in wastage of a lot of water. One can see water flowing all the day long from taps installed on the roadsides by the government. We, collectively, turn a blind eye to all these activities. We think the water that is being supplied to our house is ours and it is our prerogative whether we want to conserve it or waste it,” says an official of the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation while talking to the Bathinda Tribune on the condition of anonymity. “About 32.27 million litre of water is supplied to various parts of Bathinda everyday . Although we don't calculate how much water is wasted, it is certain that with approaching summers, the demand for water rises in the city so does the wastage," says Jagdev Singh, XEN, in-charge of Water Supply System in Bathinda.
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Firms scoop up skilled students
Bathinda, March 21
This placement drive was open only for the students who were being trained under the Punjab Skill Training for Employment Potential (P-Step) programme. As many as 80 students from Rajindra College and 120 students from government colleges across Moga, Muktsar and Fazilka took part in the placement drive. Talking about the initiative, human resource development manager, Punjab Infotech, Nitika Sharma said, “The P-Step programme is all about the personality and skill development of the students of government colleges.” “The programme, run by the Government of Punjab, is based on the notion that while the private colleges put in efforts to train their students for the highly-competitive job market, the government colleges fail to do so. So, the government has started this programme to hone the skills of the students to increase their employment potential.” Punjab Infotech is the mediating firm or the nodal agency that works for the Department of Higher Education and government colleges. “The government is ready to invest in students and is also sponsoring the course for the students. The fee of the course is `7,000 per student but the fee of the students selected under the P-Step will be borne by the government. And hence, the government is sponsoring the training of 80 students each from the 23 government colleges across the state,” Sharma added. To select the students for the P-Step programme, a pre-assessment test was organised in September last year, under the vigilance of the college authorities. Sharma clarified, “Out of the 80 selected students, 25 per cent seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and 50 per cent for girl students.” Talking about the placement drive, Dr GS Brar from the Department of Physics at the Rajindra College, who was also coordinating the programme in the college, said, “There were three rounds of interviews to screen the students. While Idea-Spice offered jobs in the BPO sector, the Future Group-Big Bazaar offered jobs in the retail sector and Eureka Forbes under the marketing profile. About 90 per cent of students who had appeared for the placement drive have been selected by the companies.” What is P-Step? What does the course cover?
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NFL signs MoU, to achieve production of 33.15 MT urea
Bathinda, march 21 Ajay Bhattacharya, secretary (Fertilizers) and Sham Lal Goyal, CMD, NFL, signed the MoU today. Senior officials of the Department of Fertilizers and the NFL were present on the occasion. Under the MoU for 2012-13, the company has targeted production and sales of 33.15 lakh MT of urea. The MoU lays stress on financial performance, research and development for sustained and continuous innovation, corporate social responsibility, human resource development and sustainable development. The company has undertaken various capital schemes, including revamp of its three fuel oil-based plants at Panipat, Bathinda and Nangal for change over of feed stock from fuel oil to natural gas and the capacity enhancement of urea of its gas-based plants at Vijaipur. All these projects would be commissioned during the financial year 2012-13. The company has been getting ‘excellent’ rating under the MoU for the last 11 years and has excelled in the fields of productivity, financials, quality, safety and environmental management on a sustained basis. The company has also taken the initiative to make available to the farmers other fertilizers, like MOP, liquid bio-fertilisers in addition to providing various agro-inputs, like quality seeds, insecticides and organic fertilisers.
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Husband, mother-in-law booked for demanding dowry
Bathinda, March 21 The investigating officer in the case said the complaint was registered on the basis of the statement of the wife, Gurvinder Kaur, a resident of Naruana road, Bathinda. The complainant said she was married to Gurpreet Singh, employed in a private firm, three years ago. The couple also has a two-year-old daughter. No arrests have been made. Cash, mobile phone stolen A mobile phone and `28,000 in cash were stolen from a house in Model Town, Phase-1. In his complaint to the police, Ashok Kumar said the family members, who were sleeping in the house, realised that one of the rooms had been ransacked. A case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC has been registered at cantonmenty police station. No arrests have been made so far. Life insurance agent booked for pocketing money An agent of a life insurance company has been booked by the police for pocketing `50,000 from a customer and not depositing the money in the account of the company. The complainant, Ravinder Kumar of Amrik Singh Road, said the agent of the company, Avinash Manav, a resident of Barnala, took away `50,000 from his shop and assured that the money would be doubled in the next three years. Ravinder said he demanded `1 lakh from the accused but he refused to return the amount on one pretext or the other. When the complainant enquired about the status of money from the insurance company, he came to know that no money had been deposited by the accused. A case under section 420 of the IPC has been registered against the agent at the Kotwali police station. Three booked for beating up woman Three residents of Maluka village, including a woman, have been booked by the police for beating up a woman of Siria Wala village. In her complaint to the police, Chhinder Kaur alleged that on March 16, she and her husband were on way to Diyalpura police station in a truck to lodge a complaint against some villagers for harassing them. They were stopped by the accused midway and were beaten up. A case under the sections 341, 323, 382, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered against Ranjit Kaur, Nikka Singh and Geja Singh.
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Weather’s mood swing keeps residents guessing
Bathinda, March 21 The sudden mood swing of the weather, being experienced in the region for the last two days, was a reverberation of the western disturbances (WD) that had developed around the Jammu & Kashmir region. The change in weather conditions also forced the mercury to take the southward path as the temperature plummeted considerably during the last two days, giving the feel of February in March. The region experienced a dip in temperature by about 10 degree Celsius at the minimum as well as the maximum levels during the two days. The maximum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 23.4 degree Celsius, nearly 10 degree Celsius lower than Monday, as per the agri-met department of the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), regional station, Bathinda. The day’s minimum temperature was 8.2 degree Celsius, about 10 degree Celsius lower than yesterday. The wind speed on Wednesday was 7.5 km per hour. It may be mentioned that the week began on a warm note on Monday when the mercury started hovering well above the 30 degree Celsius mark showing the first signs of summer. The dust-laden winds have been causing inconvenience not only to the drivers of two-wheelers but also the rest of the city by making breathing difficult. This ‘unwanted’ weather may continue for the next one to two days till the WD abate, sources in the weather room said on Wednesday. Weathermen, on Tuesday, had predicted the possibility of strong surface winds prevailing for the next two to three days.
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OBC opens branch in Bharat Nagar
Bathinda, march 21 Speaking on the occasion, regional head of the bank SK Dhall, said the branch had been opened for the benefit of the common people in the surrounding areas and would also cater to the business needs of the locals. Dhall also said it was the 18th branch of the bank in the district and sixth in the city. He added that the OBC is a public sector bank with a total business of over `2,67,000 crores.
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Bathinda, March 21
Bathinda, March 21
Residents bore the brunt of the vagaries of the weather for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as dust-laden winds continued to lash Bathinda and its adjoining areas.
The sudden mood swing of the weather, being experienced in the region for the last two days, was a reverberation of the western disturbances (WD) that had developed around the Jammu & Kashmir region.
Others having similar degrees are Sukhpreet-BTech, Joginder-BSc (IT), Jasvir (MA-Political Science) and Jagdeep-BCA.
